Will Wade has his first basketball commitment and it's a big one in Kentucky transfer portal forward Mouhamed Dioubate.
The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward averaged 8.8 points and 5.5 rebounds this past season for the Wildcats.
Before Kentucky, Dioubate was at Alabama. There he averaged 7.2 points and 5.9 rebounds in 2024-25.
Dioubate has one year of eligibility remaining. He prepped at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut but is from Queens, New York.
More from his Kentucky bio:
2025-26: Logged action in 31 games and made 10 starts … Missed five games due to an ankle injury … Averaged 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per game … Set career highs in minutes, free throws, free-throw percentage, blocks, points and points per game … Had 11 double-figure scoring efforts … Recorded two double-doubles … Led the team in blocks 10 times and in rebounding in eight games … Logged 17 points, a team-high-tying eight rebounds, while also contributing three blocks and a steal in the NCAA Tournament win over Santa Clara … Posted 14 points, three rebounds and a steal vs. Florida in the SEC Tournament … Contributed nine points, a team-high seven boards and two blocks in the league tourney vs. Missouri … Had seven second-half points to couple with seven rebounds and two assists vs. LSU in the SEC Tournament … Scored 10 points and had six rebounds vs. Florida in the regular-season finale … Went for an SEC season high of 19 points, while also adding seven rebounds at Texas A&M … Chipped in eight points, four rebounds and three steals in the win over Vanderbilt … Charted 12 points, 10 coming in the second half, while adding four boards, a block and a steal at South Carolina … Had a game-high nine rebounds vs. Georgia … Posted nine points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal off the bench at Florida … Snared the game-clinching offensive rebound in the final seconds of the game to lift the Cats to an upset of No. 25 Tennessee at home … He also chipped in four points, an assist, a block and a steal in the win … Had five points, five rebounds and a game-high three blocks at Arkansas … Contributed seven rebounds and a career-high five blocks at Vanderbilt … Tallied nine points and had six rebounds, including the game-clinching snare on the defensive end to preserve the win against Texas … Had 10 points and tied for the team best with six rebounds in a road win at Tennessee … He was a team-best plus-16 in the victory … Tied for the team lead with eight boards at Alabama … Posted his second 20-point effort in a win over Bellarmine … He also added team highs in blocks (3) and steals (2) … Returned from an ankle injury to post 14 points, 12 rebounds and five steals in the win over Indiana … He became the first player in college basketball to have a game with those numbers this season … Registered a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards in a win over Eastern Illinois … He went 8 of 9 from the field, while also posting two steals and a pair of blocks … Scored 14 points and had five rebounds vs. Valpo … Notched seven points and seven rebounds in his UK debut vs. Nicholls.